Clothespin



w. R. H. STANDING.

Patented Dec. 14

CLOTHESPIN. APPLlcATIoN HLED MAR. 3. 19-19A UNITED s'raras PATiNT WILLIAM R. I-I. STANDING, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CLOTHESPIN.

Application filed March 3,

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. H. STANDING, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city of Toronto7 count-y of York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, that form part of the same.

The prinCipal objects of this invention are, to eliminate the inconveniences and annoyances due to the breaking of Clotheslines and the uncertain fastening qualities of Clothes pins, and to devise a form of Clothes-line to which the Clothes may be securely fastenecl without the use of clothesp A further object is to devise a line which may be very easily and quickly handled in folding or unfolding and which may be folded up without removing the Clothes in cases where the Clothes are frozen, or when it is desired to remove the Clothes quickly to avoid their being soiled or wet by a sudden shoWer.

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel arrangement of fastening loops embracing a supporting Wire whereby the fabric is formed into a loop and bound by the wires.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevational view of several links of my improved clothes line.

Fig. 2 is a perspective detail of one of the links showing the fastening loop thereon.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 2 showing at the left hand end a piece of fabric bound securely in the loop and at the right hand end a piece of fabric being inserted into the binding portion of the loo liPig. 4 is an enlarged perspective detail showing the wires of the loop and line broken and illustrating the manner of interlocking or binding the fabric With the wires.

My invention consists of a plurality of Wire links 1 each formed of a straight length of Wire having the loops 2 arranged at each end, which loops are 'interconneeted to form any desirable length of line. As these links are of a uniform length the line can be specification of Letters Patent.

Vgage the link Wire 1.

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Patented Dec. 14, 1920. 1919. serial No. 280,409.

folded together in a very compact form and without becoming tangled.

Upon each link is arranged an endless Wire loop 3 which is peculiarly formed to embrace loops 3 are formed of a single length of wire having` the ends connected preferably with a welded joint 4-. The endless wire is bent into the form of a long loop and the end portions are bent angularly and en- The wire is then Crossed and one portion is formed With a centrally arranged hook-shaped loop 6, the outer or back of the hook being sprung under the wire link l so that the loop end 7 extends in a direction away from the link The other end of the loop 3 Crosses over the portion havlng the central hook loop at a point on the opposite side of the link Wire Vhaving the hook loop and this portion is sprung over the outwardly turned hook end 7 of the loop.

This arrangement provides that the Wire of the end portion 5 Crosses over the link Wire upon one side while the loop wire eX- tends inwardly in a cross-over. arrangement at the point 9 on the opposite side of the link wire. Both portions of the center part of the loop then again Cross the link Wire and are hooked together by the hook loop 6. This peculiar crossing arrangement of the loops leads the link Wire into the apex of the end loop portions 10 at the cross over point 9 so that if a piece of fabric is simply passed around the link Wire and moved longitudinally past the looped end 5 the two portions of the fabric will upon coming into contact with the Crossed portions of the loops 10 be drawn together and the double portion Will then pass in between the cross overs of the Wire loop 2 While the loop portion of the fabric is drawn snugly around the Wire link. This peculiar arrangement of the loop of the fabric is clearly shown in F igs. 3 and 4.

lVhen the fabric is thus doubled tightly around the Wire 1 and pinched in between the cross over portions of the Wire 2, a pinching action is also efliected between the Cross over wires and the fabric eXtending between them and the link the straight Wire of the link. The

Wire. This peculiar looping` afl'ords a very secure grip 'ing secured upon the Wire and freezing, as

upon the fabrie so that any pull upon the loose end of the fabric hanging upon the Wire Will not be effective in loosening it, but it may be loosened by being draWn longitudinally upon the Wire in the direction toWard the open end, or the fabric may be held With one hand and the Wire loop moved longitudinally upon the link to free the fabric.

The action of placing the fabric is extremely simple, the corner or edge being simply passed over the link Wire and either slid under the loop of the fastening member or the fastening member is slipped over the fabric Which may be held tightly from sliding on the Wire 1, While the loop is being'moved. The grip is absolutely secured .so that the clothes may not blow off or be released accidentally, as it Will require a distinot longitudinal movement of either 'the Wire loop Vor the fabric to get them apart.

A fastening such as described Will not be detrimental in the case of Wet clothes bethe longitudinal movement Will quiokly break aWay the thin film of ice, but even if it should freeze in such a manner that it cannot be easily released the Whole line may be taken down and folded up With the clothes attached thereto Without any danger of their becoming disconnected.

A double hooked member ll is provided With Which the Wire is supported at the ends or it may be used to support the Wire intermediate of its length in a triangular arrangement of the Wire. This is easily snapped on to a nail or hook and it is just as quickly released.

l/Vhat I claim as my vinvention is l. A clothes pin, comprising, an endless length of Wire in the form of an elongated loop having the longitudinal sides crossed and embracing the clothes line.

2. A clothes pin, comprising, an endless length of Wire 'in the form of an elongated loop having the looped extremities crossing over one side of the clothes line and the longitudinal portions crossed over each other at the opposite side of the clothes line and interloc-ked centrally at the opposite side of the line to'the cross over portions.

3. A clothes pin, comprising, an elongated loop formed of an endless Wire having the endstWisted to form end loops, the cross over portions being arranged at one side of the clothes line While the extremities of the loops eXtend over the opposite side of the line, the central portions of the Wire being bent to extend to the opposite side of the line from the cross over parts, one of the central portions having a .centrally arranged hook-shaped loop hooked around the other central portion and engaging the clothes line on the opposite side to the cross overs.

4. A clothes pin, comprising, a length of Wire bent to form a pair of longitudinal loops adapted to embrace the clothes line and to extend longitudinally thereWith and cross the same to guide the clothes into the apex of the loop While extending around the line.

WILLIAM R. H. STANDING. 

